Kimberley, British Columbia Ski Packages

Kimberley British Columbia - Bavarian ClockKimberley is known as "The Bavarian City of the Rockies," and it completely lives up to the reputation as a snowy paradise—full of ruddy cheeked skiers and clanging beer steins.

Kimberley is an easy-to-navigate, tourist friendly town. After the sixties, municipal planners began to promote tourism as their main industry and most visitors find the mixture of modern convenience with old world charm to be just right. Kimberly feels like an alpine village. Residents are proud of their mountain town and delight in sharing it with everyone who arrives to take advantage of luxury accommodations, Bavarian-style feasting, and fabulous winter activities.

Winter Activities

The surrounding scenery of the Purcell Mountain Range may take your breath away, but the rigorous skiing and snowboarding that is found here in the heart of the Rockies will soon bring it back! Beyond the sheer grandeur of nature that never fails to astound onlookers, there is a noticeable lightness to the air often associated with staying at high altitudes. It's a little known fact that Kimberly is one of the highest cities in Canada, boasting a whopping 3651 ft. elevation, so if you live near sea level you might consider ascending the slopes slowly.

Family Appeal

Although the Purcell Mountains offer long, sun drenched vertical drops (up to 700 meters), and excellent tree-lined ski runs and glades, the main mountain is not only for extreme skiers and boarders. Kimberley has lots of cross-country ski trails, well groomed and located adjacent to the popular Kimberley Nature Park, providing stunning vantage points for the Canadian Rockies and entire Purcell Mountain Range.

There is also the option of hiring a snowmobile guide to take your family on a professional tour through some exciting alpine terrain. Or, for a real adventure, book a snowshoeing trip around the local area with a company schooled in natural history. There are even some guides who treat their groups to outdoor fondues, breaks in a native teepee, time for educational star gazing, and a soak in nearby hot springs.

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